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Barbra H.
Miller

Partner
  • bmiller@airdberlis.com
  • 416.865.7775
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  • Admitted to the Ontario Bar: 1988
  • Admitted to the Alberta Bar: 1986
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Barbra’s success as a civil litigator is founded on exhaustive preparation and strong communication skills. She employs creative thinking and persuasive reasoning to effectively and vigorously advocate for all her clients.

Barbra is a member of the firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group, Workplace Law Group and Construction Group. Her commercial litigation practice is wide-ranging. She works on contractual disputes, construction disputes, shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, construction lien and surety claims, employer/employee relations, product liability claims, commercial lease enforcement, debt enforcement, as well as litigation relating to municipal, real estate and securities disputes. Barbra has appeared before all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as various boards and tribunals.

Barbra has represented a variety of clients in the construction and development sectors. She has strong expertise in construction issues related to P3 projects in which she has represented the Ministry of Transportation, Infrastructure Ontario, as well as various hospitals.

Barbra has specific expertise in the area of employment and labour and provides advice to a variety of industries. She represents many employer clients in connection with, among other things, human rights, employment standards, wrongful dismissal, employment agreements, confidentiality issues, enforceability of restrictive covenants, acquisitions, divestitures and restructurings, as well as certifications, grievances and applications respecting violations of labour standards.

 

Expertise

  • Healthcare
  • Workplace
  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • Construction

Representative Matters

Representative Matter

North American Produce Buyers Partners with The Bamford Group

Aird & Berlis acted as legal counsel for the produce companies with a team led by Liam Tracey-Raymont and including Thomas Fenton, Jeffrey Merk, Christian Nianiaris, Joshua Ward and Teddy Nikolaou (Capital Markets/M&A), David Takenaka, Paige Backman, Peter Czegledy and Emily Chow (Corporate/Commercial), David Malach, Angelo Gentile, Edward Miller and Kyle Spampinato (Tax), Timothy Lowman and Ken Clark (Intellectual Property), Dennis O’Leary (Environmental), Barbra Miller (Employment), Faruk Gafic (Leasing) and Jonathan Yantzi (Financial Services).

April 04, 2025

Representative Matter

Wynnchurch Capital Acquires Majority Ownership in FloWorks

On January 20, 2023, Wynnchurch Capital, L.P., a leading middle market private equity firm, acquired a majority ownership in FloWorks International, LLC from Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. FloWorks is a leading specialty distributor of critical flow control products and provider of tailored technical solutions for MRO-focused applications.

January 26, 2023

Representative Matter

MMGY Global Completes Acquisition of Origin

MMGY Global, a leading travel and hospitality marketing firm, has acquired Origin, an outdoor-focused, digitally driven creative, content and branding agency. The firm, based in Whistler, B.C., will become known as MMGY Origin.

December 13, 2022

Representative Matter

The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. Completes Acquisition of BZAM Holdings Inc.

The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TGOD), a sustainable Canadian cannabis company and producer of premium, organically grown cannabis, completed the acquisition of BZAM Holdings Inc., a privately-owned producer of flower and 2.0 products.

November 28, 2022

Representative Matter

Fluent, Inc. Completes Acquisition of AdParlor Holdings, Inc.

Fluent, Inc. (“Fluent”), a leading data-driven performance marketing company, signed a definitive agreement to acquire AdParlor Holdings, Inc. ("AdParlor") and its group of companies.

July 03, 2019

Representative Matter

Veridian Corporation and Whitby Hydro Complete Merger

On April 1, 2019, Veridian Corporation and Whitby Hydro Energy Corporation amalgamated to form Elexicon Corporation, and their subsidiaries amalgamated to form a single regulated electricity distribution subsidiary, Elexicon Energy Inc., and a non-regulated subsidiary, Elexicon Group Inc.

April 01, 2019

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Professional Involvement

Community Involvement

  • Member, Board of Directors, Victim Services Toronto

Memberships

  • American Association for Justice
  • Law Society of Alberta
  • Law Society of the Northwest Territories, Restricted Appearance Certificate
  • The Advocates’ Society
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Ontario Bar Association

“Frustration of Contract in a COVID-19 World: Safeguarding Your Business,” Aird & Berlis Webinar, November 25, 2020.

“Go Beyond Mental Health Resources: Strategies to Drive Employee Well-Being and Performance,” in conjunction with BeWorks Inc., June 23, 2020.

“Letting the Smoke Clear on Recreational Marijuana: Where Liability Has Landed for Municipalities Post Legalization,” 26th Annual Conference on Provincial/Municipal Government Liability, June 2 and 3, 2020.

“Edibles, Extracts & Topicals, Oh My! The New Cannabis Regulations & How They Will Impact Your Practice,"  Toronto Lawyers Association, December 17, 2019.

“#Me Too and the Law,” Masters Association of Ontario Conference, September 25, 2019.

"Inside the WNBA’s Historic CBA: Revenue Sharing, Rising Salaries and Expanded Benefits," Aird & Berlis LLP, The Spotlight, March 2026.

“Behaviour Issues in the Workplace: The Investigation,” Aird & Berlis LLP, Labour & Employment Law Bulletin, March 2015.

“Employment Issues in Canada/US Cross Border Transactions,” ALM Labor & Employment Supplement, Co-Author with Eldon Bennett and Christopher Lloyd, May 2010.

“Workplace Violence and Workplace Harassment: New Statutory Obligations for Employers,” Aird & Berlis LLP, Labour & Employment Bulletin, February 2010.

Education

  • LLB, University of Alberta, 1985
  • B.Ed., University of Alberta, 1979
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